Journal of Contemporary Asia is an established refereed publication, it appears quarterly and has done so since 1970. When the journal was established, it was conceived as providing an alternative to mainstream perspectives on contemporary Asian issues. The journal maintains this tradition and seeks to publish articles that deal with the broad problems of economic, political and social development of Asia. Articles on economic development issues, political economy, agriculture, planning, the working class, people’s movements, politics and power, imperialism and empire, international financial institutions, the environment, and economic history are especially welcomed. The journal also has a strong interest in the scientific development of theory that is of global significance, especially on the role of the state, class analysis, power and globalisation.
An important aim of the journal has been to publish the work of Asia-based researchers, those working in best traditions of critical political economy, and young researchers.
Peer Review Statement
All research articles published in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial screening by the co-editors and members of the editorial board followed by anonymous refereeing by two referees. All review articles, book reviews and commentaries published in this journal have undergone editorial review by the co-editors and/or other members of the editorial board.
Journal metrics
Usage
182K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
2.0 (2023) Impact Factor
Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
2.5 (2023) 5 year IF
4.9 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.830 (2023) SNIP
0.785 (2023) SJR
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors
who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editor-in-Chief: Kevin Hewison - Asian Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Former Editors: Malcolm Caldwell, Peter Limqueco†, Bruce McFarlane†, Jonathan Fast
Co-editors: Toby Carroll - Bridgetown, Australia Geoffrey Gunn - Faculty of Economics, Nagasaki University, Japan Tak-Wing Ngo - Department of Government and Public Administration, University of Macau, China Inaya Rakhmani - Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Indonesia Richard Westra - Institute of Political Science,University of Opole, Poland
Book Review Editor: Lutfun Nahar Lata - School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia
Editorial Assistant: Sawai Khan-o
Editorial Board: Shaun Breslin - Department of Political and International Studies, University of Warwick, UK Paul Cammack - Global Development Institute, University of Manchester, UK Uday Chandra - School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, Qatar Sam-Kee Cheng - Department of Government and Public Administration, University of Macau, China Noam Chomsky - Department of Linguistics, University of Arizona, USA Michael K. Connors - Department of International Relations, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China Evelyn Devadason - Department of Economics, University of Malaya, Malaysia Paul K. Gellert - Department of Sociology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA Jim Glassman - Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Canada Vedi Hadiz - Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia Eva Hansson - Department of Political Science, Stockholm University, Sweden Jane Hutchison - Asia Research Centre, Murdoch University, Australia Loraine Kennedy - Centre for South Asian Studies, EHESS, France Khoo Boo Teik - National Graduate Institute of Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan Elsa Lafaye de Micheaux - Centre Asie du Sud-Est, EHESS, France G.K. Lieten - Sociology-Anthropology Centre, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Kenneth Bo Nielsen - University of Oslo, Norway Andrew Rosser - Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, Australia Kwang Yeong Shin - Department of Sociology, Chung-Ang University, Korea Nikita Sud - Department of International Development, University of Oxford, UK Kosmas Tsokhas - Canberra, Australia Ahsan Ullah - Geography, Development and Environment, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Jun Zhang - Department of Asian and International Studies,City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Abstracting and indexing
Journal of Contemporary Asia is currently abstracted/indexed in:
ABC-CLIO Library
CAB International
CSA Guide to Discovery
EBSCO
Elsevier’s Bibliographic Databases
International Political Science Abstracts
ProQuest
SCOPUS
Thomson Reuters Social Sciences Citation Index® (SSCI)
Open access
Journal of Contemporary Asia is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
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Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
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